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Æ22 - Septimius Severus C I F SINOP ANN CCLIII
| Issuer | Sinope (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 207-208 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Domna facing right, her hair elaborately waved and coiled at the nape in the characteristic Severan style. The empress is depicted with fine drapery over the shoulder, rendered in the provincial workshop tradition of Paphlagonia. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Latin characters. |
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| Obverse lettering | IVLIA DOMNA AVG |
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The legend C I F SINOP records the colony's full honorific title — Colonia Iulia Felix Sinope — awarded under Caesar and confirmed under Augustus, though this particular issue dates to the reign of Septimius Severus. The notation ANN CCLIII refers to the city's colonial year count, a dating system unique to Sinope among Pontic cities and useful for anchoring otherwise undated provincial bronzes to specific reigns.